Market Street once again becomes Philadelphia's Main Street, and that everybody gets back on Main Street
A New Vision for Philadelphia’s Market East
The lead architect of the city’s plan to revitalize the Market East corridor gave the public a second look at his still-in-draft-form vision Tuesday evening.
The major themes presented by Stan Eckstut, principal of New York’s Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, did not change from his first public presentation in Februrary: The area already has a lot going for it, including a large transit hub, Chinatown and other vibrant neighborhoods, Reading Terminal Market, the Convention Center, and Thomas Jefferson University. But none of these amenities have much of a presence on Market Street. What these good bones need is strong connective tissue to link them all together.
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